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Critical success factors of composite LPG cylinders in India
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Metal cylinders are being phased out in favour of composite LPG cylinders. These cylinders are light, have a pleasing colour and shape, are rust and corrosion resistant, UV resistant, and also 100% explosion proof. The aim of this study is to understand consumer's awareness level and likeliness to shift to composite LPG cylinders. The paper studies the relative strength and weaknesses of composite LPG cylinders in comparison with traditional metal cylinders. This paper provides the opportunity to identify the consumer's needs and to bridge by suggesting technological applications, thus giving an idea to streamline the value chain of LPG cylinder distribution. This study also provides a holistic study of both B2B and B2C segments in the LPG cylinder value chain and thus provides a scope of improving the existing system. The paper will help the business leaders in composite LPG cylinder manufacturing along with cost saving opportunities to the distributors in the long run.
Critical success factors of composite LPG cylinders in India
Binod Kumar Singh; Tamajeet Chatterjee; Nistha Srivastava; Mahesh Amarjit Shanmugam Vaiyapuri
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, Vol. 20, No. 1 (2024) pp. 1 - 15
Metal cylinders are being phased out in favour of composite LPG cylinders. These cylinders are light, have a pleasing colour and shape, are rust and corrosion resistant, UV resistant, and also 100% explosion proof. The aim of this study is to understand consumer's awareness level and likeliness to shift to composite LPG cylinders. The paper studies the relative strength and weaknesses of composite LPG cylinders in comparison with traditional metal cylinders. This paper provides the opportunity to identify the consumer's needs and to bridge by suggesting technological applications, thus giving an idea to streamline the value chain of LPG cylinder distribution. This study also provides a holistic study of both B2B and B2C segments in the LPG cylinder value chain and thus provides a scope of improving the existing system. The paper will help the business leaders in composite LPG cylinder manufacturing along with cost saving opportunities to the distributors in the long run.]]>
10.1504/IJCIS.2024.136290
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, Vol. 20, No. 1 (2024) pp. 1 - 15
Binod Kumar Singh
Tamajeet Chatterjee
Nistha Srivastava
Mahesh Amarjit Shanmugam Vaiyapuri
School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India ' School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India ' School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India ' School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India
type IV composite cylinders
metal LPG cylinder
composite LPG cylinder
composite cylinder pricing
market feasibility
LPG cylinder safety
India
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Utilising the fuzzy analytic network process technique to prioritise safety challenges in construction projects
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This study aims to identify and rank the obstacles to implementing a safety program in the Iranian construction industry. The obstacles were identified through literature review and interviews with experts in the Iranian construction industry. Because of the complex structure of the relationships between the obstacles and their mutual effects, the fuzzy analysis network Process method was used to model them. Obstacles to safety implementation were identified and ranked using the proposed model. Fourteen obstacles were identified in the three organisational, contractors, and systems dimensions. The most critical obstacles include tight project schedules, resource constraints, fierce competition between contractors to reduce time and cost. This study showed that the Iranian construction industry, despite its advantages, faces obstacles in the successful implementation of safety programs. It seems that the identified obstacles can be removed by modelling the safety program in project scheduling. However, more studies are needed in this area.
Utilising the fuzzy analytic network process technique to prioritise safety challenges in construction projects
Mostafa Pouyakian; Ali Akbar Shafikhani; Amir Abbas Najafi; Behrouz Afshar-Najafi; Amir Kavousi
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, Vol. 20, No. 1 (2024) pp. 16 - 32
This study aims to identify and rank the obstacles to implementing a safety program in the Iranian construction industry. The obstacles were identified through literature review and interviews with experts in the Iranian construction industry. Because of the complex structure of the relationships between the obstacles and their mutual effects, the fuzzy analysis network Process method was used to model them. Obstacles to safety implementation were identified and ranked using the proposed model. Fourteen obstacles were identified in the three organisational, contractors, and systems dimensions. The most critical obstacles include tight project schedules, resource constraints, fierce competition between contractors to reduce time and cost. This study showed that the Iranian construction industry, despite its advantages, faces obstacles in the successful implementation of safety programs. It seems that the identified obstacles can be removed by modelling the safety program in project scheduling. However, more studies are needed in this area.]]>
10.1504/IJCIS.2024.136285
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, Vol. 20, No. 1 (2024) pp. 16 - 32
Mostafa Pouyakian
Ali Akbar Shafikhani
Amir Abbas Najafi
Behrouz Afshar-Najafi
Amir Kavousi
Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ' Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ' Department of Industrial Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran ' Department of Industrial Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin Branch, Qazvin, Iran ' Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
safety
accidents
construction
analytic network process
ANP
fuzzy evaluation
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Seismic economic loss assessment of highway girder bridges using Wenchuan earthquake as a sample
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To study the seismic economic loss of highway girder bridges, taking 596 highway girder bridges in the Wenchuan earthquake as examples, the seismic damage phenomenon of highway girder bridges was statistically analysed, the vulnerability of highway girder bridges was studied and analysed, and the vulnerability matrix and vulnerability curve of highway girder bridges were obtained. Two seismic economic loss calculation models for highway girder bridges are proposed - the probability-based seismic economic loss assessment model and the loss rate-based seismic economic loss assessment model. Then, the seismic loss of highway girder bridges is predicted. The seismic loss prediction results cannot only provide a reference range for the bridge seismic design level, but the evaluation results can also be used as a reference for the seismic capacity of highway girder bridges and as the basis for measures for earthquake prevention and disaster reduction.
Seismic economic loss assessment of highway girder bridges using Wenchuan earthquake as a sample
Yanyan Fan; Haiyan Zhang; Ziqi Li
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, Vol. 20, No. 1 (2024) pp. 33 - 55
To study the seismic economic loss of highway girder bridges, taking 596 highway girder bridges in the Wenchuan earthquake as examples, the seismic damage phenomenon of highway girder bridges was statistically analysed, the vulnerability of highway girder bridges was studied and analysed, and the vulnerability matrix and vulnerability curve of highway girder bridges were obtained. Two seismic economic loss calculation models for highway girder bridges are proposed - the probability-based seismic economic loss assessment model and the loss rate-based seismic economic loss assessment model. Then, the seismic loss of highway girder bridges is predicted. The seismic loss prediction results cannot only provide a reference range for the bridge seismic design level, but the evaluation results can also be used as a reference for the seismic capacity of highway girder bridges and as the basis for measures for earthquake prevention and disaster reduction.]]>
10.1504/IJCIS.2024.136292
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, Vol. 20, No. 1 (2024) pp. 33 - 55
Yanyan Fan
Haiyan Zhang
Ziqi Li
School of Civil Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China ' School of Civil Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China ' School of Civil Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
historical earthquake damage data
highway girder bridge
seismic vulnerability matrix
seismic vulnerability curve
seismic economic loss assessment
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Land value capture as breakthrough of financing scheme in urban railway development in Indonesia
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This study aims at examining whether or not the LVC can be used as an alternative financing instrument in urban railway infrastructure in Indonesia. The results confirmed that the LVC can be a breakthrough scheme in financing the development of urban railway infrastructure in Indonesia. The most urgent aspect to be prepared by the government to implement the LVC scheme in financing the urban railway infrastructure is the availability of regulations. Also, the approach to developing and executing the plan of LVC needs to be based on an assessment of the cost of the benefit analysis, the land value, the market condition of the location, sustainability, and people's participation in urban railway development. Further detailed research to examine the full potential and the benefits of applying the LVC in financing urban railway infrastructure development is needed as Indonesia faces budget constraints and as we move into a post-pandemic recovery.
Land value capture as breakthrough of financing scheme in urban railway development in Indonesia
Fery Safaria; Najid; Carunia Mulya Firdausy
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, Vol. 20, No. 1 (2024) pp. 56 - 71
This study aims at examining whether or not the LVC can be used as an alternative financing instrument in urban railway infrastructure in Indonesia. The results confirmed that the LVC can be a breakthrough scheme in financing the development of urban railway infrastructure in Indonesia. The most urgent aspect to be prepared by the government to implement the LVC scheme in financing the urban railway infrastructure is the availability of regulations. Also, the approach to developing and executing the plan of LVC needs to be based on an assessment of the cost of the benefit analysis, the land value, the market condition of the location, sustainability, and people's participation in urban railway development. Further detailed research to examine the full potential and the benefits of applying the LVC in financing urban railway infrastructure development is needed as Indonesia faces budget constraints and as we move into a post-pandemic recovery.]]>
10.1504/IJCIS.2024.136287
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, Vol. 20, No. 1 (2024) pp. 56 - 71
Fery Safaria
Najid
Carunia Mulya Firdausy
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universitas Tarumanagara, Jakarta, Indonesia ' Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universitas Tarumanagara, Jakarta, Indonesia ' Universitas Tarumanagara, Jakarta, Indonesia; Research Centre for Industrial Economics, Services, and Trade, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia
land value capture
LVC
financial scheme
budget limit
urban railway infrastructures
Indonesia
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Social and economic risk analysis of natural gas distribution networks
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The continuity of service as well as with its safety and security represent a crucial issue for natural gas transmission and distribution networks and a detailed analysis of the associated risks is essential to increase their reliability. In particular, natural gas distribution networks are characterised by a high number of users and present a very complex structure (with nodes and stretches and presenting mixed typologies, e.g., point to point, star, meshed) which make often difficult to forecast the effects of localised failure events, especially by a social and economic point of view. In this work, the authors develop a methodology for the analysis of the economic and social risk associated with natural gas distribution network failures and for the quantification of the related consequences on residential, commercial and/or industrial users. To this aim, the authors present and discuss the case study represented by a city distribution network located in southern Italy. The results demonstrate the developed method is effective in identifying the structural criticalities of the network, allowing the quick detection of the most critical areas affected by significant risk of service disruption.
Social and economic risk analysis of natural gas distribution networks
Fabrizio Zuena; Marco Dell'Isola; Giorgio Ficco; Luisa Lavalle; Alberto Tofani
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, Vol. 20, No. 1 (2024) pp. 72 - 96
The continuity of service as well as with its safety and security represent a crucial issue for natural gas transmission and distribution networks and a detailed analysis of the associated risks is essential to increase their reliability. In particular, natural gas distribution networks are characterised by a high number of users and present a very complex structure (with nodes and stretches and presenting mixed typologies, e.g., point to point, star, meshed) which make often difficult to forecast the effects of localised failure events, especially by a social and economic point of view. In this work, the authors develop a methodology for the analysis of the economic and social risk associated with natural gas distribution network failures and for the quantification of the related consequences on residential, commercial and/or industrial users. To this aim, the authors present and discuss the case study represented by a city distribution network located in southern Italy. The results demonstrate the developed method is effective in identifying the structural criticalities of the network, allowing the quick detection of the most critical areas affected by significant risk of service disruption.]]>
10.1504/IJCIS.2024.136288
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, Vol. 20, No. 1 (2024) pp. 72 - 96
Fabrizio Zuena
Marco Dell'Isola
Giorgio Ficco
Luisa Lavalle
Alberto Tofani
Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Via G. Marconi 10, 03043 Cassino, FR, Italy ' Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Via G. Marconi 10, 03043 Cassino, FR, Italy ' Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Via G. Marconi 10, 03043 Cassino, FR, Italy ' Technical Unit for Analysis and Protection of Critical Infrastructures (APIC), ENEA, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 Roma, Italy ' Technical Unit for Analysis and Protection of Critical Infrastructures (APIC), ENEA, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 Roma, Italy
failure analysis
risk analysis
distribution network
natural gas
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